The Champion Stayers Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Punchestown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are fourteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April.
The race was known as the Tipperkevin Hurdle in the mid 1990s, and it was renamed the Champion Stayers Hurdle in 1997. It was sponsored by Ballymore Properties for much of the following decade, and was renamed the World Series Hurdle. Ladbrokes began supporting the race in 2008. It reverted to its former name in 2017.
The Champion Stayers Hurdle is the Irish equivalent of Britain's Stayers' Hurdle, and the last horse to win both races in the same year was Teahupoo in 2024.
Records Most successful horse since 1995 (4 wins): Quevega – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Leading jockey since 1995 (5 wins): Ruby Walsh – Asian Maze (2006), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2011, 2012, 2013)
Leading trainer since 1995 (10 wins): Willie Mullins – Holy Orders (2003), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Faugheen (2018), Klassical Dream (2021, 2022, 2023)
Winners since 1995 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1995 Derrymoyle 6 Mark Dwyer Michael Cunningham 1996 Derrymoyle 7 Mark Dwyer Michael Cunningham 1997 Paddy's Return 5 Norman Williamson Ferdy Murphy 1998 Derrymoyle 9 Tony McCoy Michael Cunningham 1999 Anzum 8 Richard Johnson David Nicholson 2000 Rubhahunish 9 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies 2001 Bannow Bay 6 Charlie Swan Christy Roche 2002 Limestone Lad 10 Paul Carberry James Bowe 2003 Holy Orders 6 Shay Barry Willie Mullins 2004 Rhinestone Cowboy 8 J. P. Magnier Jonjo O'Neill 2005 Carlys Quest 11 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy 2006 Asian Maze 7 Ruby Walsh Tom Mullins 2007 Refinement 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2008 Blazing Bailey 6 Robert Thornton Alan King 2009 Fiveforthree 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2010 Quevega 6 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2011 Quevega 7 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2012 Quevega 8 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2013 Quevega 9 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins 2014 Jetson 9 Davy Russell Jessica Harrington 2015 Jezki 7 Mark Walsh Jessica Harrington 2016 One Track Mind 6 Gavin Sheehan Warren Greatrex 2017 Unowhatimeanharry 9 Noel Fehily Harry Fry 2018 Faugheen 10 David Mullins Willie Mullins 2019 Unowhatimeanharry 11 Mark Walsh Harry Fry no race 2020 2021 Klassical Dream 7 Patrick Mullins Willie Mullins 2022 Klassical Dream 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2023 Klassical Dream 9 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2024 Teahupoo 7 Jack KennedyGordon Elliott 2025 Teahupoo 8 Sam EwingGordon Elliott 2026 Bob Olinger 11 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry de Bromhead
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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